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Pay Cuts, but Little Headway in What Matters MostNew York Times - - 10 minutes ago
And then the country's pay czar descended from the mountaintop, or at least from his Washington law office, and handed down his rulings.
Video: Govt. Tells Seven Firms to Slash Executive Pay 
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Feinberg Navigated Conflicting Demands
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Senate Democrats mull public option "opt-out"Reuters - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Senate Democrats focused on Thursday on a potential compromise on a government-run "public" health insurance option that would create a national plan but let states opt out if they chose.
AP sources: Negotiators weigh public health option
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Senate passes gay hate-crimes billBaltimore Sun - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - A bill to make violence against gays and lesbians a federal crime cleared the Senate Thursday and is headed to the White House for final approval.
Senate Approves Broadened Hate-Crime Measure
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Audience is outraged as Griffin says Churchill would have joined BNP
Times Online - - 47 minutes ago
The British National Party's exposure to a nationwide audience provoked outrage last night as its leader reiterated his claim that Winston Churchill would have joined his party.
Iranian Lawmaker Dismisses Uranium Plan
New York Times - - 36 minutes ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The deputy speaker of Iran's Parliament appeared on Thursday to reject a draft plan to have Iran ship its uranium abroad for processing, based on comments broadcast by the official news agency IRNA.
Analysis: ElBaradei looks to his place in history
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US Calls on Sri Lanka to Investigate Alleged War Crimes in Tamil Conflict
Voice of America - - 2 hours ago
The United States is calling on the Sri Lankan government to thoroughly investigate charges of war crimes in the final months of its long war with Tamil Tiger rebels.
EU human rights report could cost Sri Lanka $100 million
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Consumer-Agency Bill Moves in House
Wall Street Journal - - 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- A key House panel voted Thursday to create a new federal agency to police financial products offered to US consumers, advancing a key part of the White House's proposed overhaul of financial rules.
Video: Money Minute: Consumers, Home Buyers, Economy
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House panel backs creation of Consumer Finance Protection Agency
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Garbage trucks lead to discovery of dead Fla. girl
The Associated Press - - 47 minutes ago
ORANGE PARK, Fla. - After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then methodically picked through the trash as each rig ...
Video: Mother to Suspect: "Watch Out, We're Coming"
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Somer Thompson lived near 161 sex offenders. Is that number high?
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Behind War Between White House and Fox
New York Times - - 52 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Late last month, the senior White House adviser David Axelrod and Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive of Fox News, met in an empty Midtown Manhattan steakhouse before it opened for the day, neutral ground secured for ...
Who is Anita Dunn?
Christian Science Monitor
Stocks rally on earnings optimism
CNNMoney.com - 3 hours ago
Better-than-expected results from Travelers, AT&T, McDonald's and 3M push the Dow past 10000 again, sparking a bigger rally.
Video: Oct. 22: Stocks Rise on Financials, Consumers
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Travelers, 3M Help Push Dow Over 10000
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Amazon profit surges 69%
CNNMoney.com - - 3 hours ago
E-commerce giant blows past Wall Street's expectations, with growth attributed to sales of the Kindle. Amazon reduces prices of the e-reader to $259.
Amazon blows the doors off third quarter
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Strong Profit at American Express
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By REUTERS Net income fell to $640 million, or 53 cents a share, from $815 million, or 70 cents a share, a year earlier, the company said.
AmEx Chief Sees Reason for Hope, Cautiously
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FCC Begins Drafting Rules on Network Neutrality
New York Times - - 42 minutes ago
There is a fair bit of disagreement whether Julius Genachowski is going to make the Internet more open, but it's clear already that he is moving to open up the arcane ways of the Federal Communications Commission, of which he is ...
FCC Moves Forward With Net Neutrality Rules
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AT&T, Google Battle Over Web Rules
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Five Ways Windows 7 Could Become another Vista
PC World - 39 minutes ago
Windows 7 is finally here. The sun can shine and the birds can chirp. Ding dong, Windows Vista is dead! Perhaps that is a bit premature.
Video: Microsoft Launches Windows 7
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Ballmer Tries Bringing Back Microsoft's Mojo
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UPDATE 4-Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
Reuters - - 48 minutes ago
HELSINKI/SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Top global cellphone maker Nokia Oyj (NOK1V.HE) on Thursday charged Apple Inc (AAPL.O) with infringing Nokia patents, accusing the iPhone maker of trying to hitch a ...
In Lawsuit, Nokia Says iPhone Infringes Its Patents
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Why Is Lil Wayne's Sentence So Severe?
MTV.com - - 40 minutes ago
Lil Wayne couldn't have picked a tougher state to face a gun charge than New York. The rapper entered a guilty plea in a Manhattan court on Thursday (October 22) as part of a deal that will ...
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Lil Wayne pleads to attempted gun possession
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Bahamas MP to face judge over Travolta mistrial
The Associated Press - - 4 hours ago
NASSAU, Bahamas - The Bahamas lawmaker who caused a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case has been ordered to appear before the judge to explain why he announced an acquittal before the jury had declared a verdict, officials said Thursday.
Bland biopic fails to capture Amelia Earhart's soaring spirit
USA Today - - 1 hour ago
Amelia goes airborne but never fully soars. It's hampered by a too-reverential portrait of the record-breaking aviator. Hilary Swank is a plucky Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, and director ...
Review: 'Amelia' can't overcome obstacle
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Yankees slam brakes on Angels' aggressiveness
USA Today - - 38 minutes ago
By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY By Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY That's no big deal, except the figure nearly equals the number of bases the Los Angeles Angels had swiped going into Thursday's Game 5 of the series.
Angels lead Yanks 4-0 after 3 innings, ALCS Game 5
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Aussie O'Hern leads Frys.com Open
The Associated Press - - 27 minutes ago
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Brandishing a hot putter on a warm afternoon, Australian Nick O'Hern cruised to a career-low 63 and the first-round lead in the Frys.
O'Hern shoots 63 for Scottsdale lead
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Frys.com notes: Couples back in a groove
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Notre Dame defense needs big improvement
Chicago Tribune - - 28 minutes ago
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Still reeling, the USC defeat lying upon him like a scratchy wool blanket in midsummer heat, Brian Smith arrived at the Notre Dame football complex Sunday morning to inspect the previous ...
ND to play Western Michigan, Tulsa, Utah in 2010
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H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccination Clinics Launch Tomorrow
WeHo News - 27 minutes ago
West Hollywood, California (Thursday, October 22, 2009) - Amid continuing increases in reports of flu outbreaks around the Los Angeles area, the LA County Department of Public Health opens the first of its H1N1 Vaccine Clinics tomorrow, Friday, ...
Students get H1N1 vaccine
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What to Do About 'Stage Zero' Breast Cancer?
U.S. News & World Report - - 7 hours ago
Abnormal cells proliferating in a breast duct means surgery (at least). Will it always be that way? By Katherine Hobson Imagine that you go in for a regular mammogram and are told, happily, that you do not have breast cancer.
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Africa should protect children from AIDS-Machel
Reuters - - 6 hours ago
By Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - African leaders should be more serious about protecting the continent's children from AIDS and it is time for them to change state spending priorities, Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel said on ...
Pelosi's effort to protect AIDS funds fails
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CDC promotes HIV awareness
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Jerome Bettis
SI.com - Oct 19, 2009
Throughout the 2009 season, SI.com's Adam Duerson will work with Jerome Bettis to get the six-time Pro Bowl running back's observations about the previous week's games.
An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All
Wired News - - Oct 19, 2009
To hear his enemies talk, you might think Paul Offit is the most hated man in America. A pediatrician in Philadelphia, he is the coinventor of a rotavirus vaccine that could save tens of thousands of lives every year.
'You Have Atomic Bombs, but We Have Suicide Bombers.'
New York Times - - Oct 19, 2009
David Rohde and two Afghan colleagues were held for months in Miram Shah, Pakistan, a town where the Taliban and foreign militants are known to stroll freely.
How About a Little Coverage of the Millions of At-Risk Kids Not Trapped in a ...
Huffington Post (blog) - Oct 19, 2009
No matter what happens in the unfolding legal saga of the Heene family, the most appropriate response to the whole matter was that of Falcon Heene.
Treating Dementia, but Overlooking Its Physical Toll
New York Times - - Oct 19, 2009
Dementia is often viewed as a disease of the mind, an illness that erases treasured memories but leaves the body intact. Share your thoughts on this column at the Well blog.